Hi, Yowie here! Welcome to a story about one of my favourite topics – cooking with wine. Not only is wine the nectar of the gods, I firmly believe it is the key ingredient that transforms a dish from ‘good’ to ‘phenomenal’! Today I’m going to share with you the three ways I love to […]

Festive season is upon us! Yes, again! And, for a lot of Australians, that means fully embracing the trifecta of ‘Eat, drink, and be merry!’ Here at Woongooroo Estate, we love the silly season, and we love the fact that our boutique wines are featuring in so many family feasts. However, before we all launch […]

Hi there, Yowie here! I thought it was time to share a little bit more about our beautiful home, and all of the delicious food you can find in the area to accompany our wines. Yes, food to accompany wine, not wine to accompany food! Because, let’s be honest, around here the wine is the […]

Is decanting really necessary, or is it just wine pomp and show? Let’s start at the beginning, where all good yarns begin! Decanting wine is essentially a process of pouring (decanting) the contents from one vessel (typically a bottle) into another vessel (typically a decanter). Usually the wine is then served from the decanter, however […]

A Guide to Wine Tasting Like a Professional With white wine, generally speaking, a darker colour can indicate an older wine. White wines may go from pale straw, to straw, deep straw, pale gold, gold. A brownish edge at the meniscus (the curved upper surface of a liquid in the glass) could indicate some oxidisation, […]

In this article, the Woongooroo Estate Winemaker, Ray Costanzo steps us through the wine making process. When setting up a vineyard, it is most important to produce top quality grapes for the making of premium wine. The other half of the equation is the services of a top quality winemaker. Our Estate chose Golden Grove […]